Congenital Surgery in Adults
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) in grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients is a complex but feasible approach. The authors present their experience performing the David procedure in two adult patients with challenging congenital histories and...
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) in grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients is a complex but feasible approach. The authors present their experience performing the David procedure in two adult patients...
Anomalous origins of the coronary arteries are rare, occurring in 1-2 percent of the general population. While anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery alone is less often problematic (for...
Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in...
The arterial switch operation, combined with the LeCompte maneuver, is the treatment of choice for transposition of great arteries. Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction remains one of the most...
This educational video explains the crucial operative steps in completing a transaortic septal myectomy for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Shown in this video is the presentation of a...
A 37-year-old woman with known congenital right-sided pulmonary venous stenosis presented with recurrent and symptomatic pleural effusions on the right side. She was diagnosed with pulmonary venous stenosis at the...
Supravalvular aortic stenosis is usually diagnosed and corrected in childhood. An adult patient with Williams syndrome presented with shortness of breath and was found to have severe supravalvular aortic stenosis...
Professor Yacoub and his team reported their experience with the use of the Mustard operation, in its original form and in a new modification designed to enhance the atrial functions...
Objective Bicuspid valves with fusion of both the right-left and right-noncoronary commissures generally are called Sievers type 2 or unicuspid aortic valves (UAV). This anatomy can be difficult to repair...
The authors present the repair of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm via a right anterior minithoracotomy. The patient presented with sinus tachycardia, a grade 4/6 pansystolic murmur, and bilateral...
History The patient was a 23-year-old woman, born with single ventricle physiology (pulmonary atresia, hypoplastic tricuspid valve and hypoplastic right ventricle). She presented to the authors’ hospital with end stage...
IntroductionCongenital heart disease in adults is a field in constant evolution, with a quest for optimal management of adult patients. In the authors’ part of the world, surgeons deal with...






